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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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